I’ve been sitting on this digital story for a while, not sure how to approach it or to dissect it for our class audience. The author is Molina Speaks – an MC, poet, spoken word performer, activist, and author from right here in Denver. His says that his work “balances humble roots and urban grit, street … Continue reading Digital Story Critique 10: Bronze Future

Daily Create #tdc1581 challenged users to use online text logo design tool MarkMaker to create a personal logo. I have been so engaged in the development of my digital ego – the graphic novel librarian – that I thought it would be cool to have a loge. Playing with the MarkMarker tool was fun – it is […]

 The above picture is my favorite of the semester, Haley's birthday was on March 15th. Haley passed away on April 19th Here is an audio recording of my final reflection of the course, Learning with Digital Stories:https://soundcloud.com/kkvossler/final-reflection-for-ds 

 The above picture is my favorite of the semester, Haley's birthday was on March 15th. Haley passed away on April 19th Here is an audio recording of my final reflection of the course, Learning with Digital Stories:https://soundcloud.com/kkvossler/final-reflection-for-ds 

The above picture is my favorite of the semester, Haley's birthday was on March 15th. Haley passed away on April 19thHere is an audio recording of my final reflection of the course, Learning with Digital Stories:https://soundcloud.com/kkvossler/final-...

This began by me typing ‘short digital stories that matter’ and I found the following. I did not explore this site fully, but I found it intriguing. I still think about kids, elementary kids. Even though the video has adults asking and telling about their desires and ideas…what’s to say the same format will not […]

    I had to look the word “apophenia” right out of the gate with this statement by Alexander (2011) “Looking for storytelling in gaming makes too much of too little, and exercise in apophenia. Alternatively, story isn’t simply that important to the real function of games.” (p. 91). Then out of my element, he […]

I am critiquing The Speech that Made Obama President a digital story related to the power of great storytelling. Throughout this course the anatomy of good storytelling has unfolded.  Digital tools are our vehicle.  However, the engine has to work.  Can people fold their story into your story? Is the storyteller finding common ground? Does the story use contrast to convey the message? Does the story touch your heart conveying that you matter to the storyteller?  These are all elements of great

I am critiquing The Speech that Made Obama President a digital story related to the power of great storytelling. Throughout this course the anatomy of good storytelling has unfolded.  Digital tools are our vehicle.  However, the engine has to work.  Can people fold their story into your story? Is the storyteller finding common ground? Does the story use contrast to convey the message? Does the story touch your heart conveying that you matter to the storyteller?  These are all elements of great

I really enjoyed chapter 8 of Bryan Alexander’s The New Digital Storytelling due to its ability to really make me think about books in a broader manner.  First of all, it make me think about how this ILT program has redefined my idea of a handout.  When I create handouts now, I think of them […]

I think it’s fitting that I do my final digital story critique on this digital story.  I was curious what TED talks had to do with food, so I googled “TED food” and this was the top hit: https://embed-ssl.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html I have come across Jamie Oliver a lot in the years of my food hobby.  He […]

Chapter eight of New Literacies was a bit of a letdown for me. To be honest, it was a tough chapter to read. For this chapter the authors gave some examples of New Literacies being used in the classroom. One thing that has driven me crazy with this book is its constant use of examples. Examples can be great for illustrating your ideas and bringing those ideas into the real world however, by this point in the book I have found the authors have really overdone the use of examples. Maybe it’s the

Chapter eight of New Literacies was a bit of a letdown for me. To be honest, it was a tough chapter to read. For this chapter the authors gave some examples of New Literacies being used in the classroom. One thing that has driven me crazy with this book is its constant use of examples. Examples can be great for illustrating your ideas and bringing those ideas into the real world however, by this point in the book I have found the authors have really overdone the use of examples. Maybe it’s the

Chapter eight of New Literacies was a bit of a letdown for me. To be honest, it was a tough chapter to read. For this chapter the authors gave some examples of New Literacies being used in the classroom. One thing that has driven me crazy with this book is its constant use of examples. Examples can be great for illustrating your ideas and bringing those ideas into the real world however, by this point in the book I have found the authors have really overdone the use of examples. Maybe it’s the

This week I read chapter 8 from Alexander’s New Digital Storytelling – Chapter 8 – No Story Is A Single Thing; Or, The Networked Book. Not “what is a story?”, but “what is a story?”. The way this chapter sets up…

Welp, this is the end of the digital story critiques for INTE5340. This course has been a joy and I’ve learned a TON! For week 15, I’m going to leave everyone with a digital story about Big Brew Day. What’s…

#tdc1565 “I call it Bottom’s Dream because it hath no bottom.” #shakespeare400 The glass is never at the bottom…

I was going to make my current puppy, but they didn’t have Australian Shepherd as an option.  So I made my puppy growing up, Kapoho.  She was a Rottweiler and German Shepherd.  Mutt Maker _ Animal Planet  Kapoho, who was also known as Poho, Po-Dog, and when she was bad, Edgar Allen Poe, was a […]

…I didn’t follow all of the rules I’ve learned, but I did follow my heart…

I created this b-e-a-u-t-y

Imagine we’re together enjoying the fresh berries and chocolatey good pretzels…most likely discussing life, family, books, PEO, and Bartok. I love you momma. Happy Mother’s Day! I sent this message with the Sherri’s Berries and dipped pretzel sticks! My Momma

For my graduate coursework in Instructional Learning Technologies I enrolled in the course, Learning with Digital Stories. Here I would like to walk through a final portfolio of selected assignments, theme responses, and story critiques to highlight some of the work I’ve completed in the course and reflect on what I’ve learned.  First Focal Theme ResponseWhen I was trying to come up with my focal theme for the semester it was quite difficult for me. I kept coming back to the theme of motherhood

For my graduate coursework in Instructional Learning Technologies I enrolled in the course, Learning with Digital Stories. Here I would like to walk through a final portfolio of selected assignments, theme responses, and story critiques to highlight some of the work I’ve completed in the course and reflect on what I’ve learned.  First Focal Theme ResponseWhen I was trying to come up with my focal theme for the semester it was quite difficult for me. I kept coming back to the theme of motherhood

(Everything is more magical with Harry Potter. Find an academic paper that starts with “The” and insert “Harry Potter And” in front of it.) Photo Courtesy of BigStock And in case you’re really interested, you can read Simulations, Games, and Experience-Based Learning for yourself.            

For my graduate coursework in Instructional Learning Technologies I enrolled in the course, Learning with Digital Stories. Here I would like to walk through a final portfolio of selected assignments, theme responses, and story critiques to highlight some of the work I’ve completed in the course and reflect on what I’ve learned. First Focal Theme ResponseWhen I was trying to come up with my focal theme for the semester it was quite difficult for me. I kept coming back to the theme of motherhood

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we design a Daily Create.  This week I choose #tdc1578; Everything is more magical with Harry Potter. Find an academic paper that starts with “The” and write/insert “Harry Potter And” in front of it. The name of the academic paper is  The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor.   

I am in my third semester of the graduate program in eLearning Design and Implementation at The University of Colorado, Denver. Each week we design a Daily Create.  This week I choose #tdc1578; Everything is more magical with Harry Potter. Find an academic paper that starts with “The” and write/insert “Harry Potter And” in front of it. The name of the academic paper is  The Philosophy of Laughter and Humor.   

This reading, Digital Storytelling: Extending the Potential for Struggling Writers, is about how digital storytelling can help students with writing assignments when a conventional approach to writing “Digital storytelling is an example of a multimedia text that encompasses both traditional and new literacies and has the potential for stimulating struggling writers.” The article presents a compelling synthesis of … Continue reading Scholarship Response 4: Extending the Potential for Struggling Writers

@ds106dc  #tdc1577 Today’s daily create is for everyone, but especially some folks at Fleming College — invent your own thing that could be used to retrain some of them ol’ synapses in your brain. I LOVE these…I LOVE to create, to be zany, to be unlike the “norm.”

(Most everyone has seen the infamous picture of The Brady Bunch where everyone in the family is showcased in their own personal box. Whether your actual family or your close group of friends, make a collage mimicking the picture shown below. In your post, explain why you chose the people you did in your collage.) … Continue reading Assignment Bank: Visual